Rodeo Girl
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85% Critic Match

Rodeo Girl

8.5 / 10 1980 1h 36mNR English
TV MovieDramaWestern

Storyline

Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother, and eventually confronts her new lifestyle, despite her husband's disapproval. Based on the true story of rodeo champion Sue Pirtle.

Cast & Crew

Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Sammy Garrett

Lead
Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Will Garrett

Candy Clark

Candy Clark

J.R. Patterson

Jacqueline Brookes

Jacqueline Brookes

Charlene

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Bingo Gibbs

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Doc Tanner

EC

Elise Caitlin

Bonnie Sue

SB

Savannah Bentley

Wanda

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jackie Cooper's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Rodeo Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker